squirrel away
"squirrel-away" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“squirrel away” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To stash or hide; to hoard, collect, save, or accumulate; to create a reserve, stash, or hoard of some supply.
Corpus desk
Index EN-squirrel-away · squirrel away · English
squirrel away · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | squirrel away |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “squirrel away” in English
Rare enough to double-check
squirrel away is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To stash or hide; to hoard, collect, save, or accumulate; to create a reserve, stash, or hoard of some supply.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for squirrel away, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Suggesting the way that squirrels hide nuts in a cache. The correct English form is squirrel away, spelled S-Q-U-I-R-R-E-L- -A-W-A-Y.
Definition
- 1To stash or hide; to hoard, collect, save, or accumulate; to create a reserve, stash, or hoard of some supply.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how squirrel away appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He had bits of string, cans of nails and lots of other useful tidbits squirreled away throughout his garage.
Etymology
Suggesting the way that squirrels hide nuts in a cache.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.